Bill > HB4410

This bill modifies regulations for long-term care referral agencies, which are businesses that help individuals find assisted living centers or continuum of care facilities. Key changes include requiring referral agencies to provide consumers with a clear, written disclosure statement about their services, any referral fees and who pays them, and how to stop using the agency's services, with the option for initial oral disclosure if the consumer consents. The bill also adds a restriction preventing referral agencies from charging a facility for a placement if more than twelve months have passed since documented counseling with the consumer, unless a new contract is established with the consumer. Furthermore, referral agencies must now provide new contracts with facilities that limit payment for referrals to a maximum of twelve months from the referral date, and they must establish and post a clear privacy policy for consumer information online. The bill also specifies that referral agencies can be compensated through a fixed fee or an amount equal to the first month's rent, but only after the referred individual has resided in the facility for over ninety days, and facilities must receive a copy of the consumer's disclosure statement before paying any referral fee. Finally, the bill sets an effective date of November 1, 2026.

Health and Social Services

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb4410&Session=2600